Paper Maps vs DriveStudy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paper Maps
This app allows you to view and edit digital maps with support for various file formats. You can customize maps by adding placemarks, recording tracks, and drawing shapes. It also offers real-time annotation sharing and useful tools like a theodolite.
- View PDF, TIFF, KAP, KML files
- Cloud integration (iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox)
- Add placemarks and record tracks
- Draw lines and shapes
- Real-time annotation sharing
- Theodolite and georeferencer tools
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The best digital maps viewer and editor ever made for a mobile device! - View PDF, TIFF, KAP, KML - Integrated with iCloud, Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, - Customize your map - add placemarks, record tracks, draw lines and shapes - Share annotations with other users in real time - A lot of useful tools: theodolite, georeferencer and more!
DriveStudy
This app automatically records driving behavior using phone sensors to collect data for research studies. It logs trips and measures driving dynamics while running in the background with low-power sensing methods.
- Automatic driving detection
- Measures driving dynamics
- Low-power trip logging
- Background operation
- GPS usage for tracking
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DriveStudy enables research institutions to collect and use driving behavior data for the purposes of a specific study. It automatically detects when driving starts and stops and uses the phone’s sensors to measure your vehicle’s driving dynamics. It also acts as a low-power logger of all of your driving trips. DriveStudy runs in the background and uses GPS. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. DriveStudy uses low-power sensing methods to reduce battery consumption as much as possible. A valid registration token is needed to use this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DriveStudy at 4.5 against Paper Maps's 3.9. DriveStudy also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8). Paper Maps's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (13 vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Paper Maps sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. DriveStudy asks for nothing beyond the download.
DriveStudy holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paper Maps has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Paper Maps ships an update every 3 weeks, DriveStudy every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paper Maps | DriveStudy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (13 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 12+ |
| Developer | Abbro Inc | Cambridge Mobile Telematics Inc. |
Customer experience
Paper Maps
DriveStudy
In-app purchases
Paper Maps
- Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Map$0.99
- Map$1.99
- Map$2.99
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- Map$3.99
- Map$4.99
- Unlock data export$4.99
DriveStudy
No in-app purchases
